Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office

U.S. Attorney’s Office
August 15, 2013

District of Wyoming(307) 772-2124

Northern Arapaho Man Sentenced to 44 Months Incarceration and Two Years' Supervised Release for Assaulting/Resisting a Federal OfficerUnited States Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced today that on August 14, 2013, Corey James Hill, a 19-year-old enrolled Northern Arapaho man from Ethete, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal for assaulting/resisting a federal officer. He received 44 months of imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release, and a $100.00 special assessment. The charge stemmed from a January 31, 2013 incident on the Wind River Indian Reservation where Hill assaulted a Bureau of Indian Affairs Officer with a knife. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Torrington Man Sentenced to 48 months of Incarceration and Three Years of Probation for Possession of Obscene MaterialUnited States Attorney Christopher A. Cross announced today that on August 15, 2013, Jason Lloyd Deal, 28 of Torrington, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal for possession of obscene material. He received four years of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and is required to pay a $100 special assessment. The charge was the result of inappropriate correspondence and sexually explicit pictures of a 16-year-old out-of-state female obtained by Deal on his computer. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Evanston Woman Sentenced to Home Confinement and Ordered to Pay $56,496 Restitution for Health Care FraudUnited States Attorney Christopher A. Cross announced today that on August 14, 2013, Brenda Murray, 52, of Evanston, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal for health care fraud. Murray was sentenced to five months of home confinement and two years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $56,496.15. Murray admitted to fraudulently billing Medicaid for health care services provided between January 1, 2009 and May 26, 2011. This case was investigated by the State of Wyoming Medicaid Fraud Unit.